Corporate report

The Law Commission annual report 2016-17

An update on the work of the Law Commission over the financial year 2016-17.

Documents

Annual report 2016-17

Annual report 2016-17 (Print file)

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The Law Commission’s annual report reveals another positive year for the independent law reform body with:

  • Four new statutes based on Law Commission recommendations – Part 5 of the Enterprise Act 2016, Part 6 of the Policing and Crime Act 2017, the Intellectual Property (Unjustified Threats) Act 2017, and Part 2 of the Digital Economy Act 2017.
  • Record numbers of submissions to the 13th Programme of Law Reform consultation – over 1,300 responses covering 220 individual suggestions.
  • Updated figures which show that seven out of every 10 (69%) Law Commission reports have been wholly or partly implemented or accepted over the past half century.
  • The appointment of our Chief Executive during the reporting period, Phil Golding.
  • The appointment of a second non-executive Board member, Director of the Institute for Government, Bronwen Maddox.
Published 20 November 2017